Comments on: Do biofuels make food more expensive? My dealer says: no! http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/news/do-biofuels-make-food-more-expensive-my-dealer-says-no/ Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: OLPC – One Laptop per Child | computius.de http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/news/do-biofuels-make-food-more-expensive-my-dealer-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 OLPC – One Laptop per Child | computius.de Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:42:55 +0000 http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/?p=55#comment-1752 [...] an. Kritiker dagegen meinen, man solle erst einmal dafür sorgen, dass die Menschen genügend zu Essen und Kleidung haben. Aber ich denke mit den Laptops ist das eine Chance für die Kinder sich Wissen [...] [...] an. Kritiker dagegen meinen, man solle erst einmal dafür sorgen, dass die Menschen genügend zu Essen und Kleidung haben. Aber ich denke mit den Laptops ist das eine Chance für die Kinder sich Wissen [...]

]]> By: M Reid http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/news/do-biofuels-make-food-more-expensive-my-dealer-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-618 M Reid Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:30:09 +0000 http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/?p=55#comment-618 Somehow Im not surprised that your "car dealer"- who's primary interest is to sell new cars-such as flex vehicles, is downplaying ethanol's negative effects. Surprising that the dealer knows more about the world's economies, international food sales and supplies, and apparently is more trustworthy than the many dozens of expert international economists, agronomists, NGOs, world statesman etc etc. All these have said that diverting substantial amounts of food into fuel is a cause of food supply and price problems. The US is one of the biggest maize exporters and now diverts 20 -25% of its maize into fuel. Taking this amount out of the food chain has no effect on food prices? Really? Also diverting so many other crops from sugar beets, to palm oil into biofuels and cutting down more forests to create more crops for fuel is also extremely damaging to the environment. Instead of massive taxpayer money to provide subsidies to the ethanol industry in the US and elsewhere, that tax money should be spent on more efficient methods of travel to get people away from cars and planes..This would be high speed trains, better freight train systems, and better public transit. Ethanol- especially food-based- is NOT the answer. Somehow Im not surprised that your “car dealer”- who’s primary interest is to sell new cars-such as flex vehicles, is downplaying ethanol’s negative effects. Surprising that the dealer knows more about the world’s economies, international food sales and supplies, and apparently is more trustworthy than the many dozens of expert international economists, agronomists, NGOs, world statesman etc etc. All these have said that diverting substantial amounts of food into fuel is a cause of food supply and price problems.

The US is one of the biggest maize exporters and now diverts 20 -25% of its maize into fuel. Taking this amount out of the food chain has no effect on food prices? Really?

Also diverting so many other crops from sugar beets, to palm oil into biofuels and cutting down more forests to create more crops for fuel is also extremely damaging to the environment.

Instead of massive taxpayer money to provide subsidies to the ethanol industry in the US and elsewhere, that tax money should be spent on more efficient methods of travel to get people away from cars and planes..This would be high speed trains, better freight train systems, and better public transit. Ethanol- especially food-based- is NOT the answer.

]]> By: autocarsinsurance.net » Blog Archive » Do biofuels make food more expensive? My dealer says: no! http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/news/do-biofuels-make-food-more-expensive-my-dealer-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-594 autocarsinsurance.net » Blog Archive » Do biofuels make food more expensive? My dealer says: no! Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:11:55 +0000 http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/?p=55#comment-594 [...] Farmers in those countries should have a fair chance to sell their produce on the world markets, but were being forced to sell at artificially low prices due to the subsidies of the wealthier countries. The rising food prices are down … Read more [...] [...] Farmers in those countries should have a fair chance to sell their produce on the world markets, but were being forced to sell at artificially low prices due to the subsidies of the wealthier countries. The rising food prices are down … Read more [...]

]]> By: » Do biofuels make food more expensive? My dealer says: no! http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/news/do-biofuels-make-food-more-expensive-my-dealer-says-no/comment-page-1/#comment-592 » Do biofuels make food more expensive? My dealer says: no! Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:23:21 +0000 http://www.driving-with-bioethanol.com/?p=55#comment-592 [...] out that the price of grain on the world markets is at the same level as it was in 1980…. View post Add your [...] [...] out that the price of grain on the world markets is at the same level as it was in 1980…. View post Add your [...]

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